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Kajuru crisis: Christians, Muslims celebrate Eid-el-Fitr together
despite killings
Despite incessant
killings that led to the loss of lives and property in Adara chiefdom in Kajuru
local government area of Kaduna state, Christians and Muslims in the area
celebrated Eid-el-fitr together in the spirit of love, forgiveness and
reconciliation.
The Adara people
have of recent witnessed incessant killings by unknown gunmen resulting to the
loss of lives and destruction of properties of unimaginable magnitude.
Speaking on the
occasion, Chairman, Peace and Reconciliation Committee in the area, Mr. Patrick
Maigari said the coming together of both Christians and Muslims in the area was
to strengthen their bonds of love and unity that unite them since time immemorial.
Mr. Patrick
Maigari, a former House of Assembly member, Chairman of Kajuru local government
area and former commissioner of health in the state said, “The event is part of
activities to ensure peace and mutual understanding amongst ourselves and forge
ahead as a people irrespective of any difference.”
Maigari
congratulated the Muslims on the Eid-el-Fitr celebration and appealed to all
ethnic and religious groups to support the committee in the actualization of
peace and unity that eluded the people some times.
Muslims and
Christians have held special Sallah celebrations to strengthen bonds and
relationships in crisis-prone Kajuru local government area of Kaduna state.
He urged the people
to submit all perceived wrongfull acts and complaints to the committee,
stressing that it was the only way there would be better understanding with a
view to attending to complaints.
Also speaking, a
Social Democratic Party, SDP, governorship candidate in the 2019 election,
Alhaji Haruna Saeed Kajuru, expressed sadness over crisis in the area,
stressing that it has tarnished the image of the area.
He advised the
Peace and Reconciliation Committee to maintain the tempo and look for ways that
would immediately resolve the lingering problems and bring lasting peace to the
Kajuru people.
In his remarks, the
Emir of Kajuru, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, commended organizers of the event and
asked the people to return to their farms without fear of anything but enjoined
the people to work together as a family and report any suspicious movement to
the constituted authority.
Representatives of
Jamatu Nasiru Islam, Christian Association of Nigeria, Hausa and Fulani and the
Adara Community Development Associations commended the state authority for the
release of elders detained as a result of the crisis.
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